Railway foot-guard



(No Model.)

F. W. SPENCER.

RAILWAY P001 GUARD. No. 287,973. Patented Nov. 6-, 1883.

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FRANK W. SPENCER, OF FLINT, MICHIGAN.

RA'ILWAY FOOT-GUARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 287,973, dated November 6, 1883.

Application filed June 16, 1883. (No model.)

' preaching switches or frogs, to prevent accident by the accidental catching of the footan accident which frequently arises to the loss of limb, and frequently of life, where such guards are not provided.

Figure 1 is a plan view of a section of two diverging rails with my guard in place. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan of the same, and Fig. 3 is a detached perspective of the guard.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, A B represent two converging railway-rails as ordinarily laid in approaching a switch or frog.

Cis a guard designed to rest upon the ground or tie between such rails and against the foot of such rails, and it is made wedge shaped, to

fit the angle made by the divergence of the rail. To the bottom of this guard, and proj ecting to one side thereof, there are secured two arms or iron plates, D, their outer ends being turned back partially upon themselves to grasp that portion of the foot of the rail opposite the portion against which the guard rests, thereby forming a chair to support the guard in place. By this construction the guard is easily put in place, and will form a sure preventive against the accidents which frequently occur.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. A wedge-shaped guard for railway-frogs, provided with arms or plates constructed to pass under one of the rails, and forming a chair to hold said guard in position, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2., The guard for railway-frogs herein de scribed, consisting of the wedgeshaped guard 0, having arms D attached thereto, whose outer ends are turned back partially upon themselves, thereby forming a support for the 

